AES New York 2013 Presenter or Author

John Newton

A graduate of the Stevens Institute of Technology, John was a staff technician for Dolby Labs and Vanguard Records before founding Soundmirror in 1972. He headed the engineering department of the Berkshire Music Center at Tanglewood for fifteen seasons and was in charge of east coast operations of Soundstream, the pioneering digital recording company. A long professional relationship with Philips led to his serving as head of their recording department and helping develop the SACD format. John is a frequent Grammy nominee and has won the Grammy for Best Engineered Classical Album for 2008, 2011, and 2012.